TY  - BOOK
AU  - Maples,Richard
TI  - The Frightful Ones
T2  - Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy November 1954
AV  - PS 
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Science fiction
KW  - Short stories
KW  - Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
N1  - Release date is 2021-09-30; Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Frightful Ones" by Richard Maples is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative unfolds in a world facing an impending alien invasion, exploring themes of bravery, fear, and survival. The story centers around a young boy who must confront a terrifying situation when extraterrestrial beings arrive on Earth.  In the plot, the boy’s initial terror evolves into a fierce determination to protect his community when he witnesses the landing of a spaceship belonging to the invaders. Despite his fear, he recalls his father's warnings about the need for vigilance and promptly decides to take action. As he confronts the alien beings, he discovers their true nature and fights back, displaying unexpected courage. Ultimately, he defeats the invaders and returns with evidence of their presence, illustrating a dramatic transformation from fearfulness to bravery and the importance of standing up against threats to those we love. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66428
ER  -